Yom Kippur , the holiest day in the Jewish faith, is being celebrated on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Yom Kippur is the day of atonement following the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah . It involves followers of the Jewish faith asking God to forgive their sins. The holiday concludes the Days of Awe, 10 days starting with Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur.

The day is also referred to as the Sabbath of Sabbaths. Jewish people believe the first Yom Kippur took place after God gave Moses the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.

How is Yom Kippur observed?

Yom Kippur begins on Wednesday evening and ends the evening of Thursday, Oct. 2. It takes place in either September or October, but the exact date is determined by the Jewish lunisolar calendar, which is based on computations of phases of the m

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